Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1950)

14 Sally got tinsel... Sally told her husband to get her "just anything" for Christmas. So — instead of the new carpet sweeper she needed, she got some gew-gaws she had to pretend she liked. Silly Sally! Sue got a time-saver... Susy came right out and said, "What I need this year is a new Bissell Carpet Sweeper. Then I won't have to plug in my vacuum cleaner every time you folks spill a few crumbs!" Smart Sue — who knew it paid to have bothl Only BISSELL has "BISCO-MATIC"* brush action This miracle-action brush adjusts itself automatically to thick rugs or thin, without any pressure on the handle whatsoever ! It even gets the dirt under beds, where you can't press down. New Bissell Sweepers with "Bisco-matic" Brush Action as low as $6.95. Illustrated: The "Flight" at $9.95. Prices a little more in the West. 5I55EU. Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company JJ Grand Rapids 2, Michigan •Ret. V. 8. Pat. Off. Bis»el)'n full aprioB controlled brush. TRAVELER OF THE Tommy Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh, Michael, three; Billie and Buddy, four; Patricia, one; Kevin, two; Maureen, three; Kathleen, two, await plane time. This month, our Traveler of the Month is exceptionally singular but decidedly plural. It's a family — the Walsh family of Quincy, Massachusetts— and what a family it is! In addition to Alice and John Walsh, the parents, there are seven children — and the oldest of the seven are four years old. The Walshes hold the record of having had six children within twenty-four months. Buddy and Billy were born on October 10, 1945. Michael and Maureen came along on October 16, 1946, and were followed by Kathleen and Kevin on October 3, 1947. Patricia joined the Walshes all by herself on May 17, 1949. When the Walshes walked, ran, scrambled and romped their way up to my NBC microphone for a Welcome Travelers interview, they were on their way to a new home in Fresno, California. And that's quite a story. Way back in April, I interviewed Mrs. D. S. Kavanaugh of Fresno and she told us about her twins. Mrs. Walsh got in touch with Mrs. Kavanaugh who is active in an organization of mothers with twins. Mr. Kavanaugh is a contractor and the Walshes appealed to him. Both Alice and John Walsh were in military service during World War II, John in the Navy and Alice in the Spars. John's income last year was $3,200 and the home he was renting had been sold from under him. Despite an income that always seemed too low for a family of nine, the Walshes had managed to improve their living standards every year since John's release from the Navy. Contractor Kavanaugh investigated and found everything about the Walshes to his liking. He offered to build a new home in Fresno to fit the Walsh specifications — a home designed for twins. The Walshes did a little investigating, then, themselves. They found that there were no strings attached to Mr. Kavanaugh's offer. The Kavanaughs even arranged for John Walsh to get a job in Fresno, a position in an insurance office where he will have broader opportunities than he's had before. Welcome Travelers contributed an electric refrigerator to the project. Neighbors of the Kavanaughs, intrigued and enthused at the prospect of such an unusual family in their midst, contributed other furniture. Mr. Kavanaugh followed through on his promise to keep twins in mind while building the house. The minute I started the Walsh interview, I realized that their story